[Event "Bishops v Totnes"]
[Site ""]
[Date "2025.03.06"]
[Round ""]
[White "M Abbott"]
[Black "M Goldschmidt"]
[Result "1-0"]
[EventDate "2025.03.06"]
1.c4 e5 2.g3 f5 3.Bg2 Nc6 4.Nc3 Nf6 5.d3 Bc5 6.e3 O-O 7.Nge2 Re8 ( 7...d6
{with a view to developing the bishop looks better.} ) 8.O-O e4 {It looks
as though Martin missed the force of the upcoming queen check.} 9.dxe4
fxe4 10.Nxe4 Nxe4 11.Qd5+ Kh8 12.Bxe4 Re5 ( 12...d6 {was the best move,
although white is still for choice.} ) 13.Qd3 Nb4 14.Qb1 d5 15.cxd5 Nxd5
16.b4 Nxb4 17.Bb2 Re8 18.Nf4 h6 {Mark's queen and minor pieces are pointed
at black's defenceless king. It's no wonder he now breaks through.} 19.Bh7
Be7 {Now mate comes quickly.} 20.Ng6+ Kxh7 21.Nf8+ {Mate follows on g7.}
1-0
[Event "Bishops v Totnes"]
[Site ""]
[Date "2025.03.06"]
[Round ""]
[White "C Collins"]
[Black "P Brooks"]
[Result "0-1"]
[EventDate "2025.03.06"]
[FlipB "1"]
1.d4 d5 2.Nf3 Nf6 3.c4 dxc4 4.Nc3 a6 5.a4 Nc6 6.e4 Bg4 7.Be3 Na5 ( 7...
Bxf3 {first might be better, as it forces } 8.gxf3 {because a queen
capture would leave the d-pawn hanging.} ) 8.h3 Bxf3 9.Qxf3 {In this
variation, black tries to hang on to the extra pawn while trying to
disrupt white's attacking intentions.} 9...e6 10.Be2 c6 11.O-O b5 12.axb5
axb5 13.Rfd1 ( 13.d5 {immediately looks good.} ) 13...b4 14.Nb1 {Moving
forward with} ( 14.Na4 {gives white a big advantage.} 14...Rb8 15.Bf4 Rc8
16.Nc5 Be7 17.Ra4 {and the queenside pawns start to fall.} ) 14...Be7 15.
Nd2 {Paul takes the opportunity to advance his c-pawn.} 15...c3 16.bxc3
bxc3 17.Nc4 Nb3 18.Rxa8 Qxa8 19.Qf4 {This is a strange move.} ( 19.Bd3 {
looks better.} ) 19...O-O 20.Bd3 c5 {Another c-pawn advance enables black
to begin to take control.} 21.d5 exd5 22.Nb6 Qb8 23.Nxd5 Nxd5 24.exd5 Qxf4
25.Bxf4 Rd8 {This looks like it might be a blunder, but it's a trap.} 26.
Re1 ( 26.d6 Bxd6 {and white can't win the exchange, by } 27.Bxd6 Rxd6 28.
Bxh7+ Kxh7 29.Rxd6 {because of} 29...c2 {when the pawn queens.} ) 26...Kf8
27.Bc4 Nd4 {Black's knight occupies a commanding position.} 28.Ra1 {White
should defend with} ( 28.Rc1 {when} 28...Bf6 29.Kf1 Nf5 30.g4 Nd6 31.g5
Nxc4 32.gxf6 Nd2+ 33.Ke2 Rxd5 34.Rxc3 Ne4 35.fxg7+ Kxg7 {leaves black
ahead, but Chris has drawing chances.} ) 28...Bd6 29.Bc1 Rb8 30.Ra3 {Chris
attacks the pawn but it's too late. Paul now wins easily.} ( 30.Be3 c2 31.
Rc1 {forces black to find some accurate moves. eg} 31...Rb4 32.Bf1 Rb1 33.
Bc4 Be5 34.Bd3 Rb3 35.Bf1 Rc3 36.Bd2 Nb3 37.Bxc3 Nxc1 38.Bd2 Nb3 {when the
pawn queens.} ) 30...c2 31.Bg5 f6 {and faced with a check on b1. Chris
resigned.} 0-1
[Event "Challengers' League"]
[Site ""]
[Date "2025.03.06"]
[Round ""]
[White "L Barron"]
[Black "AD Pratt"]
[Result "0-1"]
[EventDate "2025.03.06"]
1.e4 e6 2.Nf3 d5 3.e5 Bd7 4.d4 c5 5.Nc3 Nc6 6.Be3 Qb6 7.b3 cxd4 8.Bxd4
Nxd4 9.Nxd4 Bc5 10.Nce2 Bc6 ( 10...f6 {looks good} 11.f4 fxe5 12.fxe5 Nh6
{and black will complete his development while keeping the attack.} ) 11.
c3 Bb5 12.Nxb5 {This loses a pawn.} ( 12.a4 Bxe2 13.Bxe2 {is better.} )
12...Bxf2+ 13.Kd2 Qxb5 14.Nd4 Qa5 15.Bb5+ Kd8 16.b4 Qb6 17.Qg4 g6 18.Bd3
Ne7 19.Rhf1 Bxd4 20.Qxd4 Qxd4 21.cxd4 Rf8 22.Rac1 Nc6 23.Kc3 ( 23.b5 {is a
tricky move} 23...Nxd4 24.g4 {- the knight is in danger -} 24...a6 25.bxa6
bxa6 26.Rf4 Nb5 27.a4 Nc7 ( 27...Na3 {is no better.} 28.Rc3 Nc4+ 29.Bxc4
dxc4 30.Rfxc4 {and white's strong rooks give him full compensation for the
pawn deficit. eg} 30...h5 31.gxh5 gxh5 32.Rc7 Ke8 33.Rc8+ Rxc8 34.Rxc8+
Ke7 35.Rc7+ Kd8 36.Ra7 {and it should be drawn.} ) 28.g5 {and despite
being 2 pawns up, black is struggling to move. The computer says it's
equal.} ) 23...Rc8 24.Rfe1 Nxe5+ 25.Kd2 Nc4+ 26.Bxc4 Rxc4 27.Rxc4 dxc4 {
Now black is winning, and AD brings home the point.} 28.b5 Kd7 29.Kc3 Rc8
30.Rc1 Kd6 31.a4 b6 32.g4 Kd5 33.Rf1 f5 34.h3 Rf8 35.gxf5 Rxf5 36.Re1 Rf3+
37.Kd2 Kxd4 38.Rxe6 c3+ 39.Kc2 Rf2+ 40.Kc1 Kc4 41.Rc6+ Kb3 42.Rc7 Rf1# 0-1
[Event "Bishops v Totnes"]
[Site ""]
[Date "2025.03.06"]
[Round ""]
[White "K Arkell"]
[Black "J Wills"]
[Result "1-0"]
[EventDate "2025.03.06"]
1.d4 Nf6 2.Nf3 d5 3.c4 e6 4.cxd5 exd5 5.Nc3 c6 6.Qc2 Bd6 7.Bg5 O-O 8.e3
Nbd7 9.Bd3 h6 10.Bh4 Qc7 11.O-O Ng4 12.Bg3 Bxg3 13.hxg3 Nb6 {Up to here
Jack has a slight advantage, but now his knight takes the wrong track.} (
13...Ndf6 {is better.} ) 14.b4 Nc4 15.Bxc4 dxc4 16.a4 Bd7 17.b5 Rfc8 18.e4
{Keith has the centre and the minority attack. It's all he needs.} 18...
Nf6 19.Rfe1 a6 20.bxc6 Qxc6 21.a5 Rab8 22.Na4 Qb5 23.Nb6 Rc7 24.Ne5 Qb3
25.Rac1 {The c-pawn is doomed, and Keith mops up efficiently.} 25...Qxc2
26.Rxc2 Bb5 27.Nexc4 Bxc4 28.Rxc4 Rxc4 29.Nxc4 Rd8 30.d5 Re8 31.Nd6 Re7
32.Rb1 Nxe4 33.Re1 f5 34.Nxf5 Re8 35.Rc1 Re5 36.g4 Nf6 37.f3 Nxd5 38.Rc5
Kf7 39.f4 Re1+ 40.Kf2 Nxf4 41.Rc7+ 1-0
[Event "D4 NA v Totnes"]
[Site ""]
[Date "2025.03.06"]
[Round ""]
[White "R Randhawa"]
[Black "M Bedford"]
[Result "1-0"]
[EventDate "2025.03.06"]
1.e4 c5 2.Nc3 Nc6 3.Nf3 g6 4.d4 cxd4 5.Nxd4 Bg7 6.Be3 Nf6 7.f3 e5 {This
leaves the d6 square weak. Ronit takes advantage.} 8.Ndb5 Bf8 ( 8...O-O {
is the lesser evil.} ) 9.Nd6+ Bxd6 10.Qxd6 Qe7 11.Nb5 Qxd6 12.Nxd6+ Ke7
13.Bc5 Nd4 14.Nxc8+ Kd8 15.Bxd4 exd4 16.Nd6 {Ronit is a piece up and plays
sensibly to achieve the win.} 16...Ke7 17.Nb5 Rhc8 18.O-O-O a6 19.Nxd4 Rc7
20.Rd2 Rac8 21.Be2 b5 22.Rhd1 h5 23.Kb1 Kf8 24.c3 Ra8 25.Nb3 Rd8 26.Rd6
Nh7 27.Rxa6 Ng5 28.Bxb5 d6 29.Raxd6 Rxd6 30.Rxd6 Kg7 31.a4 1-0
[Event "Challengers' League"]
[Site ""]
[Date "2025.03.06"]
[Round ""]
[White "D Morgan"]
[Black "B Thewlis"]
[Result "1-0"]
[EventDate "2025.03.06"]
1.e4 c6 2.Nf3 d5 3.exd5 cxd5 4.d4 Bg4 5.Be2 Nc6 6.c3 Nf6 7.h3 Bh5 8.g4 Bg6
9.Nh4 Bxb1 10.Rxb1 e6 11.Qb3 Qc7 12.Nf3 Bd6 13.Bb5 O-O 14.Bd3 Bf4 15.Qc2
Bxc1 16.Rxc1 Qf4 17.Ke2 Rac8 18.g5 Ne4 19.h4 Nb4 {Brad has an attack -
here} ( 19...e5 {breaking open the centre is very effective.} 20.dxe5 Rfe8
21.Bxe4 dxe4 22.Ne1 Nxe5 {Black has won back the pawn and white's pieces
are in disarray.} ) 20.Qb1 Nxd3 21.Qxd3 e5 {Now ...e5 is not so good as
black loses 2 pawns and white can defend more easily.} ( 21...f6 {trying
to open the f-file is better.} ) 22.dxe5 Rc4 23.Qxd5 Nc5 {Now Brad's
pieces are tangled, and David has the advantage.} ( 23...Ng3+ 24.fxg3 Re4+
{and here } 25.Qxe4 Qxe4+ 26.Kf2 {keeps things more or less level.} ) 24.
Nd4 Re8 25.Qxc4 Rxe5+ 26.Kd1 Qxf2 {Brad tries to attack but he doesn't
have enough pieces and eventually David cashes in the extra material.} 27.
Rc2 Qg3 28.Re2 Qg4 29.Re1 g6 30.b4 Ne4 31.Kc2 Nd6 32.Qc7 Rxe2+ 33.Nxe2
Qe4+ 34.Kb3 Qe6+ 35.c4 b5 36.Qd8+ Kg7 37.Qf6+ {The queens come off and
it's all over.} 37...Qxf6 38.gxf6+ Kxf6 39.c5 Ne8 40.Nd4 1-0